Mahavastu [sanskrit verse and prose]
177,961 words | ISBN-10: 8120804813 | ISBN-13: 9788120804814
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition includes the verses as well as the prose sections. Original title: Mahāvastu-avādana (महावस्तु-अवादन), Mahāvastvavādana (महावस्त्ववादन, mahavastvavadana).
Section 3.26
tena dāni rājñā maṇi hastena pihito yathāpaurāṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ saṃvṛttaṃ tataḥ ca sarve praṇipatitā // evaṃ mahatā samudayena kuśo rājā devīye sudarśanāya sārdham antaḥpuraṃ praviṣṭo //
evaṃ puṇyavato arthā sarve bhonti pradakṣiṇāḥ /
yathā nāma kuśo bhāryāya jñātīhi ca samāgato //
pūrvenivāsaṃ bhagavān pūrvejātim anusmaran* /
jātakam idam ākhyāsi śāstā bhikṣūṇam antike //
te ca skandhā te dhātavaḥ tāni āyatanāni ca /
ātmano rthaṃ ca bhagavān etam arthaṃ viyākare //
anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā /
kuśo ahaṃ tadā āsi sudarśanā yaśodharā //
māyā mātā tadā āsi mahānāmo mahendrako /
māro anyataro rājā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ //
evam idam aparimitaṃ bahuduḥkhaṃ
uccanīcacaritaṃ purāṇaṃ /
vigatajvaro vigatabhayo aśoko
svajātakaṃ bhāṣati bhikṣusaṃghamadhye //
bhikṣū bhagavantam āhansuḥ // tasya bhagavan karmasya vipākena kuśo rājā durvaṛṇo durdṛśo pratikūladarśano abhūṣi // bhagavān āha //
___bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavaḥ atītamadhvānaṃ nagare kampille paṃcālajanapade duve jāyapatikā taruṇābhirūpā parasparānuraktā bhavensuḥ / tāye istriye sādṛśaṃ tatra gṛhaṃ niḥśalyakaṃ
evaṃ puṇyavato arthā sarve bhonti pradakṣiṇāḥ /
yathā nāma kuśo bhāryāya jñātīhi ca samāgato //
pūrvenivāsaṃ bhagavān pūrvejātim anusmaran* /
jātakam idam ākhyāsi śāstā bhikṣūṇam antike //
te ca skandhā te dhātavaḥ tāni āyatanāni ca /
ātmano rthaṃ ca bhagavān etam arthaṃ viyākare //
anavarāgrasmiṃ saṃsāre yatra me uṣitaṃ purā /
kuśo ahaṃ tadā āsi sudarśanā yaśodharā //
māyā mātā tadā āsi mahānāmo mahendrako /
māro anyataro rājā evaṃ dhāretha jātakaṃ //
evam idam aparimitaṃ bahuduḥkhaṃ
uccanīcacaritaṃ purāṇaṃ /
vigatajvaro vigatabhayo aśoko
svajātakaṃ bhāṣati bhikṣusaṃghamadhye //
bhikṣū bhagavantam āhansuḥ // tasya bhagavan karmasya vipākena kuśo rājā durvaṛṇo durdṛśo pratikūladarśano abhūṣi // bhagavān āha //
___bhūtapūrvaṃ bhikṣavaḥ atītamadhvānaṃ nagare kampille paṃcālajanapade duve jāyapatikā taruṇābhirūpā parasparānuraktā bhavensuḥ / tāye istriye sādṛśaṃ tatra gṛhaṃ niḥśalyakaṃ